Score: UAlbany 1, NJIT 3
Location: Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Stadium | Newark, N.J.
Records: UAlbany (7-4-1, 2-2-0 America East) | NJIT (7-4-3, 3-0-1 America East)
Short Story: The UAlbany men's soccer program fell to NJIT on the road Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.
Key Stats:
- Yuta Kimata scored UAlbany's lone goal, leading the Great Danes with five shots and two shots on goal.
- Ivar Gissurarson and Shawn Tanaka each recorded an assist on Kimata's goal.
- UAlbany outshot NJIT 16-10 and held a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Great Danes also held a 7-6 edge in corner kicks.
How it Happened:
- NJIT's Luan Lazoja recorded the Highlanders' first shot on goal in the 18', which was saved by Alexander Genz.
- UAlbany's Shawn Tanaka forced NJIT goalkeeper Andre Faerman into his first save in the 30'.
- Harusumi Takesada put NJIT ahead in the final minute of the first half, scoring to give the Highlanders a 1-0 lead at halftime.
- Yuta Kimata tallied the first shot of the second half, missing high left.
- Zain Thompson of NJIT forced Genz to make a save in the 52' as the score remained 1-nil
- Yuta Kimata equalized for the Great Danes in the 59' off a header to the lower right corner of the net, to make it 1-1.
- Junee Lee restored NJIT's lead in the 77', scoring to put the Highlanders ahead 2-1.
- Maximus Barboto converted a penalty kick in the 80', extending NJIT's lead to 3-1.
- NJIT's defense held the Great Danes scoreless in the final 10 minutes of the match to take the victory.
Up Next: UAlbany men's soccer will be back at home for Senior Night, where they'll take on #16 Vermont on Saturday, October 24
th at Tom and Mary Caey Stadium in Albany, N.Y. The match is set to start at 6:00 p.m.
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